I am looking for info on my great great grandfather Patrick Heffernan transported to Australia in 1835 on the Backwell / Blackwell - convict records say he and his brother James were convicted of manslaughter - is there a way to find out more about the crome commited? Any help would be appreciated

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Patrick HEFFERNAN was transported to New South Wales on the Backwell in 1835. He received a Ticket of Leave in 1843, and was allowed to remain in the (NSW) district of Yass. It shows he was tried at Tipperary, Ireland.

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